Microsoft Partnering 101


WPC 2012: Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 To RTM First Week of August

Windows 8 will be released to manufacturing (RTM) in the first week of August and be generally available in October.

WPC 2012: Office 365 Partners To Get Direct Billing

Microsoft for the first time will allow its broad base of partners to handle customer billing for the Office 365 suite, addressing what has been the single biggest controversy in the Microsoft channel for the last few years.

Mimecast (Booth #1718)

Aastra (Booth #436)

AppRiver (Booth #M7)

Intermedia (Booth #1623)

Brainware (Booth #1637)

Microsoft Reveals Windows Server 2012 Editions, Axes SBS and WHS

Microsoft on Thursday revealed that Windows Server 2012, currently available as a release candidate, will have only four editions: Datacenter, Standard, Essentials and Foundation.

Parallels (Booth #819)

Playing Games with Sales

Sales contests are a great way to encourage high performance among sales teams while keeping it light. Here are some tips for setting up a sales contest.

Windows 8 Upgrades To Cost $40, Include Windows Media Player (UPDATED)

Those running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99, Microsoft said on Monday in a blog post.

Cisco (Booth #1537)

X2O (Booth #330)